Question 1B revision

Question 1 B asks you to discuss one of your products from one the following perspectives:

• Narrative
• Genre
• Representation
• Audience
• Media language

You should create your own revision notes detailing the following for of these topics

• What product are you going to discuss?
• Pick at least 3 theories
• How far does your product align or not align with a particular theory
• Find a section within your product that you may discuss in more detail
• Find other media products that do the same that you can discuss in your answer

You need to know this for each area before entering the exam

Use this sheet to work on this

Homework

Attempt to answer question 8 on the 2015 exam paper, this post will update with an essay plan soon.

How do you answer this question?
Well I tell you?

You need to pick 2 media from this list:

1. Film
2. Music
3. Games
4. TV
5. Newspaper

You need to talk about only 2 media in your answer.

Start by introducing the question and telling me that you plan to discuss this area.  Briefly outline what media you are going to use and mention a case study you may refer to.

In the main answer you need to refer to theorists and back these up by case studies

Case studies need to have the following information:

1. Date released
2. Name of producer/artist/company
3. The reason you are talking about them
4. Sales figures/downloads/watches

You need around 2 theorists per media, try to argue them against each other or use them to back each other.  Ensure you answer the question, this question is about producers, but you will talk about audiences becoming producers.

Use terminology:

1. web 2.0
2. synergy
3. convergence
4. prosumer
5. consumption
6. wikinomics

Conclude you findings and remind me what you have discussed and talk about what may happen in the future.

Your answer must also refer to past, present and future.

Deadline: 8/01/2018

Andrew Keen

he has his own website

Micheal Burns

The future of film distribution



How does Michael Burns the future of film distribution?

Homework

Complete Question 1A in the 2015 paper

Opening paragraphs

For my AS coursework I created Thriller film opening in which the protagonist finds out that his friend has been kidnapped.  Before I started the main task I attempted a short continuity task that involved working within the conventions of film making to that my sequence made visual sense.  The conventions I needed to follow included working within the confines of the 180 degree rule, the 45 degree rule and using match on action correctly so that action doesn't happen twice in the video...  

Participatory Culture

Objectives

• to define participation culture
• to find examples of participation culture in the making of media products of your choice

Both Jeff and David talk about forms of participation.  Jeff Howe illustrates how crowd sourcing and crowd funding works, this also about participation.

Jeff offers the idea that the internet has enabled people to create content that can be used by big companies.  Take istockphoto for example, this website exists to sell content to magazines, newspapers and moving image to film producers, the content is made by professionals and amateurs like you and me.  The high supply of content available has lowered to price of content and has made it less lucrative for professionals to work in this area.  Jeff states that 3things have led to this phenomena:

1. cheap digital camera with high specs
2. cheaper and easier to use software like photoshop
3. the internet

Task

Using your notes made from these videos, think of any examples you can where a media product has been created by participation culture, collaboration or crowd souring.

here are some examples, the first test is picking one that is no older than 5 years old. Have a look and pick one that is not older than this.

• The cosmonaut
• life in a day
• Iron Sky
• Collapsus
• Prison Valley
• Lost Zombies
• Simply Silvio
• Veronica Mars Movie

Find out the following:

• who was behind the making of it?
• what was the budget?
• how was it made?
• how much has it made?
• when was it released?

MITOLA Exam Questions

8. “The impact of the internet on the media is revolutionary”. Discuss.
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10. Discuss the extent to which the distribution and consumption of media have been transformed by the internet. 

8. “For media audiences, the internet has changed everything.” Discuss. 

An exam answer must contain the following:

• Examples - These are your case studies and should discuss a product that has been produced, maybe it is an album, film or game.  Who made it? When was it made? Why are you bringing it up (it should apply to the argument you are making).
• Media areas x2 - You need to discuss 2 media areas.  Maybe this is film and music, or games and film...
• Which theory/critics to reference- it just means whose ideas do you want to mention.  We have discussed 3 in class so far. But we will discuss many more in the future.
• Main arguments
• Past - You should mention how the media product was produced, marketed and consumed before the internet.
• Present - what happens now?
• Future - what do you think will happen in the future? What is this based on?
• terminology - convergence, synergy, wikinomics is a theory but also counts as terminology
• conclusion - what do you think about the original question and why

Task

Use the 3 theories we have studied to discuss how the impact of the internet has or has not been revolutionary.  In this discussion you should use examples to back up you arguments and talk about past, present and predict future trends.  Use as much terminology as you can and write a brief conclusion.  Use the list above to help, a grade A will address all points.

Deadline: Next Thursday's lesson